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[yenrod]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7999909.stm

 

[Landslide]

We are still seriously looking for the snake," said Supt Katam. "We want to arrest the snake because any one of us could fall a victim.

"I arresssssssssssssssssst you on ssssssssssssusssssssssssssssssspissssssssssssssscion of asssssssssssssssssssssault...

How are they going to get the handcuffs on it?

 

[montage]

trussssssssssssssst in me

 

[bonj2]

I don't buy a snake could have swallowed a whole fully grown bloke.
It could have crushed him to death probably, but I doubt it could have swallowed him.
A baby, yes, possibly - not a fully grown bloke.

 

[Arch]

I don't buy a snake could have swallowed a whole fully grown bloke.
It could have crushed him to death probably, but I doubt it could have swallowed him.
A baby, yes, possibly - not a fully grown bloke.

I reckon it could try. Here's one that tackled a 6 foot alligator (with sadly indigestible results)

http://news.mongabay.com/2005/1005-gator.html

Assuming a man was more feeble and had less in the way of claws etc, it might just work. Although it's on the large side of what they normally manage.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I don't buy a snake could have swallowed a whole fully grown bloke.
It could have crushed him to death probably, but I doubt it could have swallowed him.
A baby, yes, possibly - not a fully grown bloke.

This is a picture of a snake that swallowed a sheep.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060915-python-ewe.html

Snakes like this can unhinge their jaws to get larger prey down their extremely flexible and expandable gullet.

 

[bonj2]

This is a picture of a snake that swallowed a sheep.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/09/060915-python-ewe.html

Snakes like this can unhinge their jaws to get larger prey down their extremely flexible and expandable gullet.

The stupid animal. What did it the point of SWALLOWING a SHEEP would be??!
It's only going to end badly what with all that wool and bones.

 

[Arch]

The stupid animal. What did it the point of SWALLOWING a SHEEP would be??!
It's only going to end badly what with all that wool and bones.

Oh, so they normally only swallow boneless animals do they?

Like, er, deer....

 

[papercorn2000]

Personally, I don't see it. I'm with bonj here...

 

[papercorn2000]

Not the sheep thing, I think the guy's at it.

 

[bonj2]

Oh, so they normally only swallow boneless animals do they?

Like, er, deer....

no they don't swallow deer generally, unless they're very small babies, and even then they probably regret it. They normally eat rats

 

[Noodley]

no they don't swallow deer generally, unless they're very small babies, and even then they probably regret it. They normally eat rats

So maybe they eat humans and then think "Oh I feel bad about that"...but they were tasty...."?

 

[Arch]

no they don't swallow deer generally, unless they're very small babies, and even then they probably regret it. They normally eat rats

You could learn something new every day, if you wanted too...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythonidae#Feeding

Anyway, rats also have bones, in much the same proportion as most animals.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Bonj - have you ever considered asking a question about something you don't know, rather than making a (usually wrong) statement as if you did? Just a suggestion.

PS: the story in the OP might well be complete bollocks, but that's another issue.

 

[Arch]

Bonj - have you ever considered asking a question about something you don't know, rather than making a (usually wrong) statement as if you did? Just a suggestion.

Ah go on. That would spoil so many people's fun...